The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-18
Orange County.
Bradford.

WIFI water anu III makes 1tS regular trlpS
It will be great help toward keeping the
dust down. - John Hartwell is moving
into the tenement in Franklin block re-
Gently vacated by Mrs. Nickods. -
Clarence Spauldng, now of the custom
house at Newport, was married to Miss
Annie Chamberlin of this town on Tuesday.
The best wishes of Bradford people go with
them to their new home. - f. S. Sar-
gent of Nashua is here for a short visit.
- f. Allen Bailey of Newbury is to
start this week for Clark, Dakota to go into
the loan business.
Braintree.
GEORGE Fits of Boston is in town Wis
ing friends. - Sherwin Flint of this
town was married to Jessie Prince of West
Randolph on Thursday of last week. -
Mrs. Harvey Packard of Tunbridge is in
town visiting friends. - Joel Cady's
family arrived in town Monday of last
week They will occupy F. H. Clevelands
tenement-house. - Mrs. Harmon Rood
came home from California last week,
where she went last winter for her health,
- The Braintree band will go to Tun-
bridge to play Memorial day. The boys
have some uniforms which they purchased
of the cornet band of West Randolph
Chelsea.
LADIES AID SOCIETY, No 2. auxiliary to
H. f. X. Hall Camp, No. 2S, Sons of Vet
Grams, has been recently organized, with
the following officers. President, Miss S.
Ada Hall; .vice-presdent, Mrs. f. W.
Bixby chaplain, Mrs. E. E. Herrick; treas
urer, Mrs. Smith Taylor; secretary, Mrs. H.
o. Bixby guide Mrs E. G. Reed; inside
guard, Mrs NJ. o. Coburn; outer guard,
Mrs. Emma l.. Taylor; trustees, Mrs. S. N.
Goss, Mrs. W. H. II. Hall, Mrs. Reuben
Clough. Twenty-Five memorial trees were
planted on Arbor day, under the direction
OF this society, on Cemetery avenue by de-
tail from Waterson Post and H. E. X. Hall
Camp - Idella l.. Corliss of Tunbridgei is
teaching in No IL. Jennie K. Moore teaches
in the Stanley district in Washington.
Carl H. Corwin receives the appointment of
philosophical Grafton at his graduation
from Dartmouth College, this appointment
implying either third or fourth rank in his
class. - Ed. A. Titus has gone to Athol,
Mass, where he has obtained employment.
A. L. Stillwell lost horse worth
about 800 last week. - DIR. n. G.. Hale
of Windsor is in town. - Albert w.
Chandler is at work in Barre.
East Corinth.
Mr.. AND Mrs. ALBERT CoRLIss, who went
to Taunton, Mass, returned home recently.
- School in district No. 10 commenced
Monday Miss Effie Avery is the teacher.
"A. G. Stevens is at work for the
Crafts Brothers. - X. F. Ormsby and
wife were in town over Sunday. - III.
A. Stevens is at work for o. G. Clement.
- Mary Sawyer is teaching school on
Jefferson Hill in Kyegate.
West Randolph.
Mrs. BELLE FLINT has moved into
Charles Montgomery house on Franklin
street. - Fishermen report poor success
this year. - The office in the Red Lion
Inn has been nicely frescoed. - Harri-
son Ketchum and wife have returned from
long visit in Albany, n. Y. The
shade trees in front of the residences of
Willard Gay, Samuel Bass and the Dyer
house have been cut down. The great fire
killed them. Small trees have been set
ont. - Martin A. Tewksbury, who was
married to Miss Abbie Dodge recently has
been enjoying pleasant trip in the South
and West with his wife. - Carl Big
Glow has been appointed agent of the
american America Express Company at Yankton,
called to Royalton Saturday by the illness
of his daughter. - Rev. II. A. Spencer
will preach the sermon before the gradu-
ating class of the Normal School. -
Mary Mcintosh is working in store in
Northampton, Mass. - George Walker
is much improved in health. - Ella
Herrick of Chelsea has been visiting in
town. She talks of attending Moody's
school in Northteld, Mass.
Tunbridge.
NATHAN G. UNDERWOOD was presented
with nice stuffed chair last week by his
friends in the wooden factory where he has
been employed for the past nine years -
DIR. Fish has sold his house to Mrs. w. b.
Osborne for Sl,050. The doctor and his wife
were given a surprise party at the Relief
Corps hall last Wednesday evening -
Fred Noyes has hired the Edison Ordway
farm and has rented his home farm. -
ID. T. Larkin has moved to the Ward farm.
- Fred Blanchard is working for Gay
Brothers. - S. A. Dean has sold his
tn hr Il EiGh Mr. Int,
Colburn is very ill, as is also Moses East
man. - Those people who have been
trOtting across the covered bridges are
likely to be fined. - Gay Brothers will
not move from here until about the LIST of
August. - Ben Tucker lost a fine colt
last week. - There was very pleasant
party at the hotel last Wednesday evening.
- The telegraph office has been moved
to Mrs. /. Hubbards. - Wednesday
evening prayer-meetngs are held at the
school-house in district No. 49,
West Fairlee.
THE dwelling-house and barn of Frank
Banker were burned last Saturday, with
nearly all their contents. Also the barns of
ID. T. Banker, which caught from the other
buildings. The house caught fire, but was
saved. Origin of the fire unknown; in
sured.
Williamstown.
SOME OF our citizens attended Rev. DIR
George #. Pentecost's services in Montpelier
last Sabbath. Among them was a farmer who
is not a member of any of our churches but
who was so well pleased with the sermon he
heard that he says he will himself give five
dollars in addition to all that others would
give if the reverend doctor will come up
here and preach it, In response to the in
vitaton of Montpelier churches to churches
in towns about to come in on Thursday next
to the meetings, one of our citizens, purpos-
ing to go, said: of il was musical conven-
ton / should try to go, and why not now?"
Isn't this the true way of looking at things?
- We have just had the pleasure of
hearing letter read that was written by
Miss Lucy Calef of Washington from the
Yosemite Valley, California, which in COM
pany with her brother, Ira Calef, and Mrs.
DIR. n. W. Braley of Barre she has just
visited. OF course she was enraptured with
the glories and beauties of this famed val
ley. 1t must be wonderful indeed The
party go on to Oregon, to return via the yell
lowstone Park. 80 Some of our people
are getting bit discouraged ABOUT the build
ing of the railroad to this point this season
because no work has yet been done. The
anxiety has been increased by the rumors
that the Boston x Maine Railroad Company
had leased or was going to lease the
Central Vermont and Rutland railroads.
At this writing Monday we are told on as
good authority as could be expected that